shoot

have shot one's bolt

见 bolt

shoot the breeze (或 the bull)

(N. Amer. informal)have a casual conversation

(北美，非正式)闲扯

shoot one's cuffs

pull one's shirt cuffs out to project beyond the cuffs of one's jacket or coat

（从夹克或大衣的袖口里）拉出衬衣的袖口

shoot from the hip

(informal)react suddenly or without careful consideration of one's words or actions

(非正式)信口开河；鲁莽行事

shoot oneself in the foot

(informal)inadvertently make a situation worse for oneself

(非正式)对自己不利，砸自己的锅

shoot it out

(informal)(非正式)engage in a decisive confrontation, typically a gun battle

用枪战决出胜负

shoot a line

(Brit. informal)describe something in an exaggerated, untruthful, or boastful way

(英，非正式)吹牛，说大话

he never shot a line about his escapades.

关于他的那些恶作剧，他始终闭口不谈。

shoot one's mouth off

(informal)talk boastfully or indiscreetly

(非正式)胡吹，随便乱说

shoot someone/thing down

kill or wound someone by shooting them, especially in a ruthless way

（尤指无情地）击毙；击伤

troops shot down 28 demonstrators.

军队无情地击毙了28名示威者。

shoot through

(Austral./NZ informal)leave, typically to escape from or avoid someone or something

(澳/新西兰，非正式)（尤指为躲避而）离开

me wife's shot through and I can't pay the rent.

我老婆跑走了，我付不起房租。

shoot someone/thing up

cause great damage to something by shooting; kill or wound someone by shooting

（通过射击）摧毁；击毙；击伤

the police shot up our building.

警察击毁了我们的大楼。

(亦作 shoot up)(informal)inject a narcotic drug; inject someone with a narcotic drug

(非正式)注射毒品；向…注射毒品

she went home and shot up alone in her room.

她回到家，一个人在房里注射毒品。

I was shooting up cocaine.

当时我正在注射可卡因。

shoot people up with the new chemical and see what happens.

给人注射新的化学药品，看看情况怎样。

shoot down

To bring down (an aircraft, for example) by hitting and damaging with gunfire or a missile.

击落：用炮火或导弹打击或损坏的方式打落（比如飞机）

&I{Informal} To ruin the aspirations of; disappoint.

【非正式用语】 破坏…的愿望；使…失望

&I{Informal}

批驳：指出…为假；证明…是假的

shot down the proposal.

否决了这个建议

shot down his theory.

批驳他的理论

shoot for 或 shoot at 【非正式用语】

To strive or aim for; have as a goal.

争取得到或追求…；以…为目标

shoot up

&I{Informal} To grow or get taller rapidly.

【非正式用语】 迅速生长或长高

To increase dramatically in amount.

激增：在数量上急剧增长

To riddle with bullets.

射击：用子弹把…打得到处是孔

To damage or terrorize (a town, for example) by intense or random gunfire.

乱一开枪：用密集或零星的炮火破坏或威吓（比如一个小镇）

&I{Slang} To inject a drug with a hypodermic syringe.

&I{【俚语】} 用静脉注射管注静毒品